View: Lessons from the second wave of coronavirus pandemic SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 11:48 PM IST Share Synopsis While the ferocity of the second wave seems to have caught everyone unawares, it holds some very important lessons for us. PTI Surveillance systems need to be installed to identify and track outbreaks and contain spread within hotspots. Quarantine protocols need to be calibrated to the transmission and spread of the virus. The second Covid-19 wave has hit India, and hit it hard. Record jumps in coronavirus infections on a daily basis have pushed health infrastructure to the brink in several states. While patients are scrambling to secure hospital beds, hospitals are running out of oxygen supplies and critical anti-Covid-19 drugs along with medical staff reportedly stretched to the breaking point.